The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taungngu (Lat: ''Diocesis Tunguensis'') is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
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of the
Latin Church
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
in
Taungoo, Myanmar. The current bishop is Isaac Danu, appointed in 1989.
History
Erected in 1870, the diocese has the distinction of being one of the oldest in all of Burma. Originally established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Burma, in 1927 the Vicariate was subdivided, and the Apostolic Prefecture of Kentung established. The Prefecture would eventually become the
Diocese of Kengtung. At the same time, the old Vicariate was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Toungoo.
In 1955, the Vicariate was elevated to a full diocese. In 1961, the diocese would be again subdivided, and the diocese of Taunggyi, the future
Archdiocese of Taunggyi
The Archdiocese of Taunggyi ( la, Archidioecesis Taunggyiensis) is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church located in the Shan State of Myanmar. The dioceses of Kengtung, Loikaw, Pekhon and Taungngu are suffragans of the archdiocese. Th ...
established.
Finally in 1996, the diocese was renamed to the diocese of Taungngu. The diocese is currently suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taunggyi.
Ordinaries
*Tancredi Conti (12 February 1882 Appointed - )
*Rocco Tornatore (18 November 1889 Appointed - 1908 Died)
*Vittorio Emanuele Sagrada (10 May 1908 Appointed - 1936 Retired)
*Alfredo Lanfranconi (1 July 1937 Appointed - 26 November 1959 Died)
*Sebastian U Shwe Yauk (21 March 1961 Appointed - 13 July 1988 Died)
*Isaac Danu (1 Sep 1989 Appointed - )
See also
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Catholic Church in Burma
The Catholic Church in Myanmar (also known as Burma) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are around 750,000 Catholics in Burma – approximately 1% of the total population. The coun ...
References
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